ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A Walt Disney World worker accused of touching a 13-year-old girl's breast while dressed in his Tigger costume at the Magic Kingdom rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have spared him prison time, according to Local 6 News.

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Michael Chartrand, 36, was charged with molesting a girl in February while he was dressed as Tigger at Disney World's Toon Town.

Prosecutor William Jay offered Chartrand one year of probation and 50 hours of community service if he accepted the plea agreement for misdemeanor battery. Under the terms, Chartrand also would have been banned from theme parks and required to undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation.

But Chartrand, who is charged with the second-degree felony of lewd and lascivious molestation and first-degree misdemeanor battery, rejected the offer.

His attorney, Jeffrey Kaufman, didn't comment after the decision.

Kaufman told Local 6 News that he has played Tigger and other characters in his spare time. He said there is no question his client is innocent because the costume restricts vision and movement and the thick gloves make it impossible to grope someone.

The defense plans to let jurors try on parts of the costume, Local 6 News reported.

Disney wants the costume altered to not look like the character Tigger so the magic is not spoiled for children, according to Local 6 News.

A Disney lawyer suggested that the orange Tigger costume be dyed black or white and its ears be removed, Kaufman said.

Kaufman has reportedly refused to let the costume be "bastardized" because an altered Tigger suit could make his client look demonic or freakish.

Circuit Judge Bob Wattles agreed to allow 20 pictures of Chartrand, supposedly in costume, posing with Disney World visitors that Chartrand turned over to detectives. Kaufman objected to the use of the images, saying "a lot of those pictures aren't of my client."

But Jay said the images were important to refute likely defense arguments that the touching was accidental and that the girl's family wants a conviction to pursue a civil case against Disney.

"We're supposed to believe he doesn't know where his hands are and has no body control," Jay said before a jury was selected.

Chartrand could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

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